Partners

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

DEIMOS Space is the technology company within the ELECNOR Group specialised in the design, engineering and development of solutions and systems integration in the aerospace, satellite systems, remote sensing, information systems and telecommunications network sectors. In the space sector its expertise encompasses Mission and Flight Engineering, Space Situational Awareness, Ground Segment Systems, Flight Software Systems and Global Navigation Satellite Systems

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

DEIMOS Space is the coordinator of the EO-ALERT project and leader of the activities regarding the development of key technologies towards the next generation satellite EO processing chain. It is responsible of the design, development, implementation and verification of the Optical Image Generation and Processing Algorithms and Software. DEIMOS Space will participate in the technologies chain integration and verification and to the experimental campaign and evaluation and it will contribute to dissemination and exploitation activities

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the national aeronautics and space research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its research and development in aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalisation is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. In addition to its own research, DLR is responsible for the planning and implementation of the German space programme. DLR is also the umbrella organisation for the nation’s largest project management agency

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

DLR is involved in all aspects of the EO-ALERT project, from the management and coordination to the dissemination and exploitation of the outcomes. DLR’s main responsibility and contribution concern the development and design of highly performant algorithms for on-board Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image generation, information retrieval and definition of demonstration campaigns

www.dlr.de

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

The Institute of Communication Networks and Satellite Communications of Graz University of Technology is the leading scientific institution in satellite communications in Austria. It has been internationally renowned in the areas satellite transmission and networking, of microwave propagation, the application of space technology and the development of space-qualified hard- and software in EU Framework Programs, European Space Agency (ESA) projects, COST, national research programs and research contracts by industry and international operators as a Prime contractor or partner in international consortia

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

TU Graz is responsible for the design of an advanced communications system for the next-generation of EO satellites – using high-throughput optical and microwave links – and the development of a representative hardware/software link emulator. In addition, TU Graz will support the integration of this emulator into the test bench by OHB, and will assist in the testing, validation and demonstration of the high-speed, low-latency communications system

www.tugraz.at

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

Politecnico di Torino was founded in 1906. It is a centre of teaching and research excellence, and one of the most important universities in Europe for architecture and engineering studies. Nowadays it has three Schools of Engineering, two Schools of Architecture, a School of Economics and Management, and a Post-Graduate School, with 33.000 students studying on 22 Bachelor’s degrees, 29 Master’s degrees, 16 PhD programmes and 18 specializations

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

Politecnico di Torino is responsible for the design of the data handling architecture enabling rapid generation and transmission of alerts. Moreover, it will address the development of lossless and lossy image/data compression techniques in order to reduce data volume prior to transmission to the ground segment, as well as the development of encryption techniques to provide confidentiality of the acquired data

www.polito.it

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

OHB Italia SpA is a leading company in the field of space systems design, development and integration. The company is a subsidiary of OHB SE, a European Space and Technology group that currently employs over 2.000 people in two major business units: “Space Systems” and “Aerospace & Industrial Products”. OHB Italia’s core business is the design, development and integration of satellites, payloads for scientific and application missions and space station facilities

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

OHB Italia is responsible for the development of the innovative on-board processing avionics on which the other technologies will be integrated and tested. OHB Italia will also provide its support in the integration, testing and verification phase, which will be performed at the company’s headquarter in Milan. As a LSI, the company will also provide its expertise in the definition of the application scenario and consequent requirement collection and definition

www.ohb-italia.it

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

Deimos Imaging, an UrtheCast Company, is a geoinformation company that owns and operates the Deimos-1 and Deimos-2 satellites. It provides exclusive access to Earth Observation imagery through a unique virtual constellation – including 20 operational satellites with 1m or better resolution. Deimos Imaging’s wide range of information products, services and customizable solutions benefit worldwide customers and partners by providing reliable solutions that significantly accelerate decision-making in a great variety of fields

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

Deimos Imaging is a geo-information company specializing in the operation and commercial exploitation of Earth Observation systems, and in the development, generation and delivery of remote sensing products and services. The company owns and operates the Deimos-1 and Deimos-2 satellites, which will be used in the EO-ALERT activities. Deimos Imaging is responsible to define the targets and scenarios which will evaluate the performance of the technologies proposed in the EO-ALERT project. In addition, Deimos Imaging is developing and expects to launch UrtheDaily, a satellite constellation designed to capture high-quality optical imagery of the Earth’s entire landmass every day, which can profit from the success of EO-ALERT project

www.deimos-imaging.com

Supporting Organizations

INSTITUTION DESCRIPTION

AEMET (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) is the Spanish Meteorological Service. As the National Meteorological Service and the State Meteorological Authority, the basic objective of AEMET is to contribute to the protection of lives and property through the adequate prediction and monitoring of adverse meteorological phenomena and as a support to social and economic activities in Spain through the provision of quality meteorological services. It is responsible for the planning, direction, development and coordination of meteorological activities of any nature at the state level, as well as its representation in international organizations and fields related to Meteorology.

ROLE IN THE PROJECT

AEMET, as the Spanish authority in Meteorology, has a wide knowledge and experience on the detection and analysis of severe weather events. For this reason, AEMET will support the EO-ALERT project through the METOC scenario. In this sense, AEMET will participate in the scenario definition, acting as a consultant and providing information for the detection and characterization of METOC events as well as for the assessment of the obtained results.

www.aemet.es